Warby Parker

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Warby Parker, a regular customer noticed something odd one morning. As he adjusted his new frames in front of the mirror, an announcement crackled over the store’s speakers: ‘Please return your glasses to the counter if they belong to someone else.’ A delivery driver came forward, sheepishly explaining that he’d accidentally swapped two pairs while making his rounds. The whole store burst out laughing when it turned out everyone had been wearing each other’s glasses for half an hour—except for the driver himself, who was still rocking someone else’s specs.

2. At Warby Parker, an elderly gentleman entered the store one afternoon and asked the clerk, ‘Do you sell glasses that can see through walls?’ The staff laughed it off, but later that day, a delivery driver overheard a mysterious conversation between two employees. That night, the delivery driver saw a strange light coming from behind the closed shop. Curious, he peeked inside and found everyone wearing those very glasses, whispering excitedly about their newfound ability to spot hidden discounts in other stores. The next morning, when the regulars arrived, they joked that maybe Warby Parker had accidentally delivered some superpowered specs after all.

3. At Warby Parker, one foggy morning the glasses on display seemed to change shape as customers walked closer. Curious, a regular customer asked if they were trying new frames. The staff smiled and shook their heads—nothing had changed. As he moved away, however, the shapes returned to normal. It turned out that the store’s old air-conditioning unit was playing tricks on people’s perception when it kicked on during mornings. Ever since then, whenever someone complains about seeing oddly shaped glasses, everyone just laughs and says, ‘Must be our special optical AC effect!’

4. At Warby Parker, a delivery driver once remarked that the boxes arriving in the mail seemed to contain more than just frames—were they secret messages from optical spirits? Upon closer inspection, it turned out those mysterious packages held nothing but free samples of aftercare drops—a prank played by an enthusiastic employee on new hires. A delivery driver later confessed, ‘I thought I was delivering mysteries, not eye drops!’